April 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Zero-Days and Eight Critical Vulnerabilities Among 164 CVEs
2026-04-16T07:23:36Z•69004fbf5bd29aa92baaffa8f896cbd579a4479b260a1cf8b91824e4e38b2396
CVE-2026-20929ai-securityaxioscnappcritical-vulnerabilitiesdata-securitydns-cname-abusefalcon-serviceskerberos-relaynpmpatch-tuesdaysecure-bootsupply-chainwindowszero-day
What happened
CrowdStrike blog feed (Apr 2026) highlights the April 2026 Patch Tuesday releasing 164 CVEs, including two zero-days and eight critical vulnerabilities. Additional posts provide detection guidance for CVE-2026-20929 (Kerberos authentication relay via DNS CNAME abuse), report a likely STARDUST CHOLLIMA compromise of the axios npm package, and cover topics such as Windows Secure Boot certificate lifecycle management, AI security (Anthropic Mythos, Charlotte AI AgentWorks), accelerated exposure evaluation, CNAPP adversary-informed risk prioritization, data security, and expanded Falcon services.
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- crowdstrike_blog
- Record identifier
- 69004fbf5bd29aa92baaffa8f896cbd579a4479b260a1cf8b91824e4e38b2396
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-16T07:23:36Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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